Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari who arrived in Sri Lanka was accorded a warm welcome at the Badaranaike International Airport by Minister for Justice and Buddha Sasana, Wijayadasa Rajapakshe.

Minister for Foreign Employment, Thalatha Athukorala, and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva and high-level officers of the Foreign Ministry were present. She is in Sri Lanka following an invitation by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to participate in the International Vesak celebrations.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has stated that the world is at the threshold of digital economy and therefore the island nation should go for digitalization. A digital economy should be established in Sri Lanka to strengthen the national economy. As a first step, Wi-Fi zones will be set up throughout the island.